Bordeaux & French Basque Country - Discover France: Experience the Best of France - page 568

Sleeping

6 Hôtel Édourd VII C3

7 Maison Garnier B3

8 Villa Le Goëland B2

Eating

9 Bar Jean C3

10 Casa Juan Pedro B2

11 Le Clos Basque D2

12 Miremont B2

Sights & Activities

BEACHES
Biarritz' raison d'être is its fashionable beaches, particularly the two central Grande
Plage Offline map and Plage Miramar , which are lined end to end with sun-
bathing bodies on hot summer days. Stripy 1920s-style beach tents can be hired for
€9.50 per day. The other central Biarritz beach is the tiny cove of Plage du Port
Vieux Offline map , which - thanks to its lack of swell - is the best one for young
children to splash about on. North of Pointe St-Martin, the adrenaline-pumping surf-
ing beaches of Anglet (the final 't' is pronounced) continue northwards for more
than 4km.
To the south, beyond the long, exposed Plage de la Côte des Basques
Offline map , some 500m south of Port Vieux, are Plage de Marbella and Plage
de la Milady .

Beaches

MUSÉE DE LA MER
Offline map

Aquarium

( www.museedelamer.com ; Esplanade du Rocher de la Vierge; adult/child €8/5.50;
9.30am-midnight) Housed in a wonderful art deco building, Biarritz' Musée de la
Mer is seething with underwater life from the Bay of Biscay and beyond, as well as
exhibits on fishing recalling Biarritz' whaling past. It's the seals that steal the show